Fencing Men's Fleure Group 8th place in the Olympics Strictly December 15 21:08
The fencing men's Fleure international tournament, which also served as the Tokyo Olympics test competition next year, was held in Chiba City on the 15th day of the final day. It was a tough result for the qualifying for the participation.
The final day of competitions and team competitions were held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City for fencing that served as the Tokyo Olympics test competition next year, the men's Furele World Cup, and the Takamadomiya Cup.
In team battles, three teams will play nine games, and the team with 45 points in total will win.
Japan, which ranked 7th in the world ranking, won Egypt in the 2nd round of the first round, and was defeated by over 10 points in the lead from France in the quarterfinals.
After this, Japan played against Hong Kong in a ranking game. While Japan was leading the first half, Kenta Suzumura, who took turns in the 7th game, was able to catch 9 points, catching up with 34:34.
However, in the last two games, Takahiro Shikine and Yusuke Matsuyama were defeated with points and lost 39-45.
Japan was also defeated by China and was ranked 8th.
Japan is competing with Hong Kong for the participation of Olympic groups, and this participation is automatically given from the 1st to 4th points of the points earned at the international tournament. .
The 7th place Japan in this battle had a severe condition for the group to get a place to qualify, with the minimum requirement being 5th place Hong Kong in the remaining 2 tournaments.
Matsuyama said, “I am not convinced by this result and am disappointed. I will not give up as long as there is a possibility, and I will do my best to win the slots in the remaining two tournaments.”